Top 14 most famous temples in Thailand

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Wat Phra Kaew-Temple of the Emerald Buddha

Wat Phra Kaew

Wat Phra Kaew is Bangkok's largest temple and also one of the three great national guarantees of Thailand, located in the historic center of Bangkok (Phra Nakhon District), within the campus of the Royal Thai Palace. The temple was built during the reign of King Rama I.

The highlight of this temple is architectural. The architecture and Art of Wat Phra Kaew is praised as the culmination of painting, sculpture and architecture of Thai Buddhism. In the temple, the important tip is decorated in a pointed-out style, each pointed crest has a colorful porcelain and golden stone such as the tower, Kinh Dien and the first palace. The decorative motifs are very special, the flowers are colorful with brilliant blue.

The most important thing Wat Phra Kaew is the place to store Phra Kaew Morakot, the Buddha statue is meticulously carved into the unique green pearl. The 48cm wide high-altitude Buddha is set on the castle of high gold, 11m. It is believed that the statue of Jade Buddha brings many luck, and all the findings to the country. As a conservation of Thailand, Jade Buddha statue is very valued. Therefore, it is also known as the Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Sri Rattana Satsadaram).

You can visit the pagoda in the time of 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The visit fee is 500 Baht.

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Wat Pho Temple-Buddhist temple located

Wat Pho Temple

Wat Pho is behind the Jade Buddha Temple which is a big pagoda and an ancient row in Bangkok. Wat Pho is known for more than 1,000 Buddha photos hanging around and the Buddha statues are 46 m long. Outside the statue is golden and careful on the eyes and feet. The foot table is sculpted 108 scenes of Indian and Chinese style.

There is a traditional Thai medicine massage School on site, so when you come here you can experience Thai massage services. Time to visit the pagoda from 08:00 -17:00 daily, the visit fee is 100 baht

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Wat Arun-Temple of Dawn

Wat Arun not only has a beautiful location located right by the legendary Chao Phraya River, but also has a completely distinct and incredibly sophisticated design. The central tower to 70m, built with bricks and covered outside with many pieces of glass, Chinese ceramics should meet sunlight will become more sparkling. On the tower, there are many reliefs of relief about the various small gods and Buddhas, which create a harmonious whole in terms of meaning and architecture. From the top of the tower, guests can enjoy panoramic views of the vast Chao Phraya river. Most especially when the temple is lit up at night, making the place more prominent and fanciful in the shadows down the river.

You can visit the pagoda from 08:00 -17:3, the visit fee is 50 baht

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Wat Saket-Temple of the Golden mount

Wat Saket Bangkok - Thailand

Wat Saket has the full name Wat Saket Ratcha Wora Maha Wihan, the Vietnamese name is the temple of Golden Mount. The name is from the yellow crest with a high-gloss 58m stupa that is home to the Buddhist department. And in Vietnam there is also a similar pagoda, Buu Long Pagoda (Thai temple) in District 9, Ho Chi Minh City.

The temple was built by King Rama I. In the late 18th century, the temple was used as a burial place for the capital. This day, this place is the pilgrimage of the believers all year round.

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Wat Traimit

Wat Traimit Bangkok - Thailand

Wat Traimit is a famous temple in Bangkok thanks to its unique beauty, history and thanks to its enormous, monolithic golden Buddha statue. The temple is located at the end of Yaowarat Road, near Hualampong station, in Samphanthawong district.

According to the statue of Golden Buddha was struck at the time when Thailand was invaded by Burma. They usurped all gold and gold statues of Burma. Because of fear of washing, the workers covered outside the statue of a concrete class. In 1950, while moving this concrete block to the new temple, the statue was dropped down, and no one picked up and the Buddha was again kept oblivious for some time. A monk is warned, finding the statue. Through the cracks and bright yellow light, this monk understands and finds the original gold statue. The Golden Buddha is a 3 meter tall seated Buddha statue with gold block, weighing 5.5 tons. The statue represents prosperity and purity as well as strength and power.